Quantum LTO-8 HH SAS User Manual

QuantumLTO-8 HH SAS User’s Guide 11
Chapter 2
Introduction
The Quantum LTO-8 Tape Drive is a high-performance, high-capacity
data-storage device that is designed to back up and restore open
systems applications. It is the sixth generation in the Ultrium series of
products, and is available with a Serial Attached SCSI interface (SAS).
This model incorporates the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Quantum Ultrium 8
Half-High Tape Drive.
Figure 2 View of the drive

Quantum LTO-8 HH SAS Specifications

General

Native Capacity	12TB
Compressed Capacity	30TB
Native Data Transfer Rate	300 MB/s
Buffer Size	1GB
MTBF	250, 000 hours
Media Type	LTO Ultrium 8
Interface	SAS
Compressed Data Transfer Rate	750 MB/s
Encryption	AES 256-bit
Backward Compatibility	LTO-7, LTO-6
Compatibility	LTO-8